A humpback whale came within feet of tail-slapping a boat in California – and the dramatic incident was captured on camera.
The footage was posted to YouTube by Stephen Salata, who explained in the description that he was on his way back from tuna fishing when the close encounter took place.
He wrote that he and a co-worker were travelling close to Newport Beach when they spotted some humpback whales eating about a mile away from the harbour.
The boat could be seen moving slowly through the water (left) when the large tail appeared and swiped the air (right)
Stephen added: ‘I was driving around and lost track of them. What you see is some camera footage taken from another boat. They were nice enough to come over and text me the video.
‘The whale’s tail popped up about 15-20 foot in front of my boat and I had to quickly turn to avoid hitting it.'
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